El Salvador Breaks Ground With 1st Government Bitcoin Event

El Salvador Breaks Ground With 1st Government Bitcoin Event

El Salvador will host a government-backed Bitcoin conference this November as officials push a new, more institutional phase of their long-running crypto experiment. Related Reading: California Gov. Newsom Fires Back At US President With ‘Trump Corruption Coin’ Tease Government Organizes Bitcoin Histórico According to government releases and reports, the event—called Bitcoin Histórico—will run on November […]


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From The Ground: Stephen DeLorme, A Hard-Core Bitcoiner, Talks To Salvadorans

This From The Ground report is gold. Stephen DeLorme visited El Salvador and got the information we needed. He talked to real people, experimented with different wallets, went to all kinds of commerces. His story is full of the confusion and angst that being the pioneer carries. El Salvador is going where no country has […]

El Salvador Buys More Bitcoin: 420 BTC Added to Treasury

El Salvador, the country that made bitcoin legal tender alongside the U.S. dollar, has bought the dip again. The Salvadoran government has purchased a total of 1,120 bitcoins, currently worth more than $68 million. El Salvador’s Bitcoin Holdings Grow El Salvador has bought the dip again, taking advantage of the falling price of bitcoin on Wednesday. President Nayib Bukele tweeted: “It was a long wait, but worth it. We just bought the dip.” At the time of writing, the price of bitcoin is $61,129, down from an all-time high of almost $67,000 on Oct. 19 based on data....

El Salvador Set For Bitcoin Rollout With 200 ATM Installations Across The Cou...

El Salvador has started mounting Bitcoin ATMs that will enable its residents to convert cryptocurrencies to U.S. dollars. The ATMs will also allow for crypto withdrawal in cash, as the government intends to make crypto a legal tender. El Salvador, known officially as the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It’s […]

First Day of Bitcoin as Legal Tender: El Salvador Buys the Dip, Country’s BTC...

Bitcoin is now legal tender in El Salvador, and the country’s bitcoin stash has grown to 550 coins. The Salvadoran government started buying the cryptocurrency Monday ahead of the Bitcoin Law taking effect. On Tuesday, President Nayib Bukele said El Salvador bought the dip. El Salvador Buys More Bitcoin El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law came into effect Tuesday, Sept. 7, making BTC a national currency alongside the U.S. dollar. El Salvador has been buying bitcoin ahead of the Bitcoin Law taking effect. President Nayib Bukele announced Monday that his government....